Principles of the Empowerment Economy

1. Dignity. Survival and healthcare are guaranteed because human worth does not hinge on market usefulness.
2. Agency. Every person wields a sovereign economic identity and an AI agent to negotiate, contract, and defend their interests.
3. Access. Universal access to technology, including AI, ensures no one is excluded from participation, education, or innovation.
4. Risk Infrastructure. Guarantees provide the baseline that lets people fail, learn, and try again without catastrophic collapse.
5. Sovereignty. AI infrastructure must be distributed to prevent monopoly control over the means of intelligence.
6. Flourishing. True freedom is the capacity to pursue excellence, creativity, and meaning beyond mere survival.

These principles convert abstract philosophy into design criteria for policy, governance, and technology deployment.